62 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68
- 2021: 62
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Long Plains · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Long Plains
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Long Plains is just 29, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. Families with children dominate the small population of 62 people, creating a community that is far younger than the national average.
62
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Long Plains — lower than 69% of areas.
| Long Plains | 62 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | 8,156 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 62 people living here. This makes it smaller than about 68% of similar areas.
29 yrs —
Younger than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28 yrs
- 2021: 29 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 32.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the typical age is so low, especially since there are no residents aged 65 and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
32.3% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Long Plains splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (33%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 20% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Long Plains, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (41%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Long Plains
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Long Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40777/long-plains/topic/demographics-identity